Threadtail anthias (Tosana niwae)

Scientific name: Tosana niwae Smith & Pope, 1906

Threadtail anthias (Tosana niwae)

The Threadtail anthias (Tosana niwae) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Western Pacific, southern Japan to the South China Sea.

Species facts

Scientific name
Tosana niwae
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: southern Japan to the South China Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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